Pterygopalatine Fossa Blockade as Novel, Narcotic-Sparing Treatment for Headache in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Cameron R SmithW Christopher FoxChristopher P RobinsonCynthia GarvanMarc-Alain BabiMichael A PizziErica LobmeyerAlberto BursianCarolina B MacielKatharina M Busl

Published in: Neurocritical care (2021)

PPF blockade might constitute a promising opioid-sparing therapeutic strategy for the management of post-SAH headache that merits further prospective controlled randomized studies.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
brain injury
cerebral ischemia
robot assisted
chronic pain
open label
double blind
pain management
randomized controlled trial
phase ii
minimally invasive